Go buy stuff! Support your local indie record store! Unprepared? Confused? Hungover? Get some coffee and check out the RSD Preview post by Sausage to find out what’s going on in Dallas and Houston, and this one by Cafe Con Leche for Fayetteville, AR. Then watch the video above, a VHS dub of cheesy early-90s Pearl Jam footage set to awesome mid-90s Pearl Jam music. All that dirty hair and sweat will quickly remind you why they called it grunge. The song is “Spin the Black Circle,” PJ’s adorable little ode to vinyl. Scream along!

Free Press Houston and Pegstar.net are giving one Houston band the opportunity to play a coveted main stage slot right before the headliner on Saturday, June 4th. While the set will be shorter than a normal day slot, it will be in front of a massive crowd awaiting the main act of the day. Basically, one lucky-ass local band will have the opportunity to play in front of far more people than they ever have before. Huge. Summerfest has always put an emphasis on Houston music, but allowing the music fans of the city decide who they want to see play in front of thousands of new faces is something that makes them stand out above any other regional festival in the nation.

Only one vote will be counted per person (per e-mail address *wink wink*), so head on over to the Free Press Summer Fest website for your chance to help one local band gain a heaping helping of new fans.

Last weekend, the BOT Houston crew headed to Rice University to take in a full day of music during the 20th Annual KTRU Outdoor Show. With a stacked local and national line-up, we had no better place to be on a warm Saturday afternoon and evening.

The last time I saw Gogol Bordello was at ACL in 2008. I remember the enormous energy they exuded to ignite such a massive crowd, and at the time I couldn’t really imagine what the experience would be like if all that energy and force was contained indoors. Well now I know. On Monday night at House of Blues in Dallas Gogol Bordello graced the stage once again and the evening was everything I had expected. Read on for the rest of the review.

Saturday is easily the day I’m most excited about. New bands to discover, old bands to treasure. There’s a bit of everything on the 3rd day of Old Settlers, from creepy almost-twins to sexy irishmen and tried and true Texans, you won’t be disappointed. Get ready for a blistering day of awesome deliciousness. Read on for the full preview.

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